The door opened, and outside stood the same Senior Brother Ma.

Seeing Ouyang Feng, he asked, “Brother Feng, have you made up your mind?”

Remembering Ink Painting’s words, Ouyang Feng’s expression was hesitant, then he slowly sighed as if resigned to fate, and said helplessly, “I agree.”

Senior Brother Ma was delighted to hear this, cupped his hands, and said, “Brother Feng, taking this step forward will surely lead to boundless prospects in the future. The prosperous days of our Tai’a Sect are also imminent.”

Ouyang Feng cupped his hands in return but said nothing.

“That junior sister from Hundred Flowers Valley will be considered a ‘celebration gift’ for Brother Feng’s soaring success. A spring night is worth a thousand gold moments, so I won’t delay Brother Feng’s good fortune.” Senior Brother Ma finished speaking with a smile, then suddenly examined Ouyang Feng’s expression. His look was slightly strange. “Brother Feng… haven’t you taken that pill yet?”

Ouyang Feng said lightly, “I want to be a bit more sober.”

Senior Brother Ma frowned slightly, thought for a moment, then nodded. “That’s right, when your mind is unclear, it’s less interesting after all. It’s just that without taking this pill, perhaps Brother Feng… won’t be enjoyable enough.”

Ouyang Feng frowned, his face instantly turned cold, and his gaze towards Senior Brother Ma was somewhat unkind.

Senior Brother Ma was slightly startled in his heart. He knew Ouyang Feng’s character was upright and that he regarded Hua Qianqian as a sister, so he must dislike frivolous teasing from others. He immediately smiled awkwardly.

If Ouyang Feng hadn’t followed the young master’s arrangements, he would still have some confidence.

But now that Ouyang Feng had agreed, and would work for the young master in the future, even with his identity and ability, he would definitely become one of the “young masters” entering the cabinet in the future. Given the disparity in status, this Senior Brother Ma dared not show any disrespect.

As for that pill…

As long as the matter succeeded, turning raw rice into cooked rice, taking the pill or not was not important.

Or, once they tasted the marrow and knew the flavor, indulging in carnal pleasures, sooner or later one day, he himself would take that pill.

Senior Brother Ma cupped his hands and said, “A good time and beautiful scenery cannot be wasted. I will lead the way, Brother Feng, please.”

Ouyang Feng nodded slightly.

He turned his head, looked inside the room, then looked around. Knowing that Ink Painting should be nearby, he relaxed slightly.

“Let’s go.”

Senior Brother Ma then led Ouyang Feng, and the invisible Ink Painting lurking in the dark, towards Hua Qianqian’s room.

Soon, they arrived at the doorway of Hua Qianqian’s room.

“Brother Feng, please make yourself comfortable. I won’t disturb your good business,” Senior Brother Ma said.

Ouyang Feng nodded, his expression calm, and walked directly into the room.

“Brother Feng…” Before Ouyang Feng entered the room, Senior Brother Ma suddenly called out to him, his gaze slightly narrowed as he said, “Don’t blame me, your brother, for not reminding you… A person’s life walks only one path. If you have chosen the path and still hesitate, wavering back and forth, you can only displease both sides and ultimately have no path to walk, only harming yourself.”

Ouyang Feng indifferently glanced at Senior Brother Ma. “I don’t need you to teach me this principle.”

Senior Brother Ma’s eyebrows twitched slightly. “It’s good that Brother Feng understands.”

Ouyang Feng no longer paid attention to him, opened the door, deliberately waited a moment, then stepped into the room and closed the door behind him.

Senior Brother Ma glanced into the room out of the corner of his eye but saw nothing, feeling a bit regretful.

Hua Qianqian’s appearance and temperament, even he found somewhat heart-stirring. It was just a pity that this kind of good fortune was fundamentally not his turn.

Such a woman, he would never have the qualification to touch in his lifetime.

Senior Brother Ma felt both envy and a bit of hatred in his heart for a moment. He turned to leave, walked to a secret room, and knocked on the door.

The door opened, and Hua Ruyu walked out. Seeing Senior Brother Ma, she asked, “How was it?”

“It’s handled properly.”

“Did he eat the pill?”

“He didn’t eat the pill, but the person is indeed determined and has entered the room. With beauty before his eyes in this desire-filled Rouge Boat, any man can’t hold back. Don’t worry, the good deed will succeed.”

Hua Ruyu nodded, then slightly frowned. “Although that’s true, not taking the pill is still not too safe.”

Senior Brother Ma pondered slightly, shook his head, and said, “It’s not good to push too hard now.”

“Okay…”

Hua Ruyu also knew that going too far would be counterproductive. With Ouyang Feng’s temperament, it was already good that he could agree. Forcing him too much could easily backfire.

Anyway, as long as he tasted the sweetness and gradually indulged in it, he wouldn’t be able to turn back in this lifetime.

“Let’s leave it like this for now. After a few hours, we’ll look at the situation again. As long as they genuinely had something happen, then everything will naturally succeed. Holding this scandal, this pair of ill-fated lovers will be forever in our hands.”

Senior Brother Ma nodded but was also a bit puzzled. “However, it’s just a casual affair. Even if the two of them genuinely had something, it’s just a romantic entanglement, right? It’s not a big deal, is it?”

“What do you understand?” Hua Ruyu coldly glanced at him. “To you men, perhaps it’s a romantic entanglement, but to women, it’s different.”

“Moreover, Ouyang Feng is not that kind of ordinary man. He is the senior brother of Tai’a Sect, almost the predetermined sect master. Even if he can’t be the sect master, he will be an absolute real power elder in the future. He wants prestige, wants to act upright to win people over. This romantic entanglement, although it’s just a basin of dirty water, may not be a good thing for him.”

“Furthermore…”

Hua Ruyu smiled sinisterly. “This romantic entanglement can happen anywhere, but it absolutely cannot happen on this Rouge Boat.”

“Why?” Senior Brother Ma didn’t understand.

Hua Ruyu coldly snorted, a look of mockery on her face.

“What kind of place is this Rouge Boat? What kind of people come and go? In other places, you can still say it’s mutual affection, emotions hard to control. But on this Rouge Boat, any slightly unclean matter is just a ‘client’ and ‘prostitute’ transaction.”

“How can a philandering insect be the sect master? How can a prostitute possibly be properly married? Behind them, who knows how many people will point fingers, how much gossip they will suffer. So I say, with the identities of these two people, as long as something truly happens, it will be a thousand calamities from which they cannot recover, a lifetime of being unable to turn over.”

Hua Ruyu’s expression was sinister. “If Ouyang Feng were alone, perhaps he wouldn’t wholeheartedly do things for us. But as long as Hua Qianqian also falls in, he will have restraint. For this sister who grew up with him from a young age, he can only endure humiliation and bear burdens, absolutely unable to turn the tables…”

Senior Brother Ma was secretly shocked upon hearing this. He thought to himself that indeed the most poisonous heart is a woman’s heart.

This seemingly ordinary encounter could actually hide so many malicious thoughts and schemes.

This Hua Ruyu, who knows how many people she has plotted against using this move…

Thinking of this, he looked again at Hua Ruyu’s fair and exquisite face, and no longer had any amorous thoughts. He only felt a cool shiver in his heart.

“Okay,” Hua Ruyu said again. “No matter what, tonight is the good fortune of this Young Master Ouyang. Let him have a carefree and soul-stirring night. We can also consider our task completed…”

“Yes.” Senior Brother Ma slowly nodded.

Within the boudoir with red silk curtains.

Hua Qianqian was tied up, her mouth also bound. She raised her head and saw Ouyang Feng entering. At first, she was stunned, then filled with joy.

But afterward, she was suddenly startled, gradually understanding something in her heart. Her face turned slightly pale, her eyes full of disappointment, anger, pain, and contempt.

Ouyang Feng saw this series of emotional changes in his eyes. His mood was complex and difficult to describe, and he even felt some shame and self-reproach.

If it weren’t for Ink Painting, a single thought difference could have very likely made him this kind of disappointing, angry, and contemptible person.

Ouyang Feng untied the cloth strip from Hua Qianqian’s mouth.

Hua Qianqian then cried out sharply like a frightened little deer, “Don’t come over!”

Ouyang Feng was startled, then sighed. “Qianqian, I’ve come to save you.”

“I don’t believe it!” Hua Qianqian’s eyes were slightly red, her beautiful face filled with anger. “Don’t treat me as a fool. What kind of place is this? How could you possibly just come in casually? The fact that you can come in openly like this must mean you’re colluding with those evil people. You, you want…”

Hua Qianqian was both anxious and angry. By the end of her words, tears had already flowed from the corners of her eyes.

“Really…” Ouyang Feng sighed.

Hua Qianqian fundamentally didn’t believe him.

No matter what Ouyang Feng said, she wouldn’t believe it.

Just at this moment, a clear voice rang out, “Senior Sister Qianqian, we are truly here to save you.”

This voice was very familiar, and Hua Qianqian was suddenly stunned.

Tear marks still stained the corners of her eyes. She dully turned her head and saw a familiar figure suddenly appear beside her.

“Ink… Junior Brother Ink?”

“Yes.” Ink Painting nodded, then said, “Senior Sister, don’t worry, I’ll first unlock the chains on your body.”

Hua Qianqian’s body was bound by spirit locks, using three of the twelve spirit locking arrays from the Dao Court Division.

Ink Painting dealt with the Dao Court Division year-round and was very interested in spirit locks. He had specially “borrowed” a few from Gu Changhuai to research, so he was quite familiar with unlocking arrays.

Of course, the borrowed spirit locks were completely dismantled and wasted, so Ink Painting couldn’t return them.

Ink Painting took out a needle-sized iron pen, dotted with spirit ink, and carved a few array patterns on the chains, then unlocked the spirit locks on Hua Qianqian’s body.

As soon as the spirit locks were unlocked, Ink Painting hadn’t even said anything when he suddenly felt a fragrance assault his senses.

Hua Qianqian directly pounced on him, hugging him tightly and crying heartbrokenly.

“Ink… Junior Brother Ink, you scared me to death…”

She had been pampered since childhood and was not originally a person with a strong heart. Before, it was only because she was in a dangerous situation, isolated and helpless, that she barely held on, struggling in misery.

At this time, seeing Ink Painting, it was as if she had seen family. The fear and grievance in her heart suddenly surged out. For a moment, her emotions were hard to control. She hugged Ink Painting tightly, wiping tears and snot all over him.

Ink Painting only felt a fragrant embrace, a soft body tightly hugging him, almost unable to breathe.

He was somewhat helpless. He could only pat Hua Qianqian’s back and gasped, “Okay, Senior Sister Qianqian, it’s alright now…”

Hua Qianqian sobbed for a while, then realized she was hugging Ink Painting and his clothes were all wet. Her face flushed slightly, and she slowly let go of Ink Painting, sitting upright obediently.

Ink Painting then said gently, “Brother Feng and I discussed it well. He will be in the open, and I will be in the dark, to save you, Senior Sister. Rest assured.”

“Mm,” Hua Qianqian nodded obediently.

Ouyang Feng saw that Hua Qianqian’s emotions had calmed down and also relaxed. He then stood up, checked around, and perceived the doorway for a moment to confirm there were no problems, then said:

“Let’s find a way to escape from this Rouge Boat. We don’t care about others, but Qianqian must be sent out. We cannot let people discover her here, and it’s even better if people don’t know she appeared on this Rouge Boat…”

Although this was his first time on the Rouge Boat, he understood it better than others.

This kind of filthy place was absolutely not where a woman should stay, and it was best not to touch even a little edge of it, otherwise, she would fall into gossip and never be able to wash herself clean in her lifetime.

Ordinary cultivators might not care, but the more prestigious the families, the more they cared about reputation.

What’s more, Hua Qianqian was the direct daughter of the Hua family from Hundred Flowers Valley.

Although Ink Painting was not very clear about family matters, he vaguely realized the seriousness of this matter.

But looking at it now, it didn’t seem too easy to save her.

He himself could hide, and was proficient in arrays, so there was no big problem. But Brother Feng and Senior Sister Qianqian were not, and both of them were being watched.

Even if they got out of the Rouge Boat, outside was the vast Smoke Water River, and they still couldn’t escape.

Ouyang Feng thought for a moment, turned his head to look at Ink Painting, and asked, “Junior Brother Ink, you… didn’t come on the ship alone, did you?”

“I came on the ship alone,” Ink Painting said. “However, I have people behind me.”

“You have people?”

“Mm,” Ink Painting nodded, lowered his voice and said, “It’s the Dao Court Division.”

Ouyang Feng was shocked to hear this.

Junior Brother Ink indeed had deep connections with the Dao Court Division.

Moreover, the Dao Court Division…

Ouyang Feng frowned. He didn’t expect that the Dao Court Division would actually dare and could investigate to the Rouge Boat, and at such a time, just tonight.

He always felt something was off in his heart.

“Is the Dao Court Division making a move against the Rouge Boat tonight?”

“That was the plan,” Ink Painting nodded. “But the waterway of Gui Water Gate is hidden, and this Rouge Boat is covered by a thick fog. The people from the Dao Court Division lost their direction. Only I happened to slip in by chance.”

“Although I gave them clues, this fog is too big. They might not be able to find their way over…”

Speaking of this, Ink Painting suddenly said, “Wait a moment, I’ll ask again.”

He had been busy lurking back and forth before, with no idle moment. At this time, he had some free time, so he took out his transmission order again and sent a message to Gu Changhuai:

“Uncle Gu, have you found the way yet?”

After a long time, Gu Changhuai did not reply.

“Perhaps this big fog can even shield Yuan Magnetic induction?” Ink Painting muttered.

Just at this moment, the transmission order trembled. Ink Painting’s heart skipped a beat. He looked again and saw that Gu Changhuai had sent a message:

“Found it.”

Ink Painting relaxed slightly, but at the same time was a little disbelieving. “Actually found it?”

Gu Changhuai only said, “The Xia family’s connections are very deep…”

The Xia family…

Ink Painting nodded slightly.

In Gui Water Gate, it was estimated that someone was the Xia family’s inside ghost and jumped to shore before the ship sank.

It seemed there were still many inside stories he didn’t know about this matter.

“Where are you all?” Ink Painting asked.

Gu Changhuai said, “The Dao Court Division mobilized people and divided into seven waterways, rushing over along the Rouge Boat’s route. It’s just that the Smoke Water River is vast, and the strange big fog covers it, so divine sense can’t perceive far. Therefore, we don’t know the specific position.”

“Like this, ah…” Ink Painting thought for a moment and said, “I understand. Can I make some noise to give you a point?”

Gu Changhuai frowned, then said, “Then be careful. On the Rouge Boat, there should be a Gold Core from Gui Water Gate.”

“Gold Core?” Ink Painting was startled.

But thinking about it, this seemed normal too.

Although it was just a second-grade Rouge Boat, it mainly entertained Foundation Building disciples, and its route was only in the second-grade territory. But there always needed to be a Gold Core to oversee the situation.

“Only one?” Ink Painting asked.

Gu Changhuai said helplessly, “What do you think? Gold Core is not really big white cabbage. In third-grade families, a Gold Core can be an old ancestor.

Gui Water Gate is doing this, and it’s the kind of matter that cannot be put on the table. The people involved should naturally be as few as possible. Moreover, this is in the second-grade territory. If there are no accidents, one Gold Core is enough. If there are accidents, even Feather Transformation is useless.”

Ink Painting nodded, feeling it was also right, and asked:

“Do you know who this Gold Core is?”

Gu Changhuai: “Temporarily cannot check. Most of Gui Water Gate’s elders are being watched. We checked around, and there are no overly suspicious people.”

Ink Painting frowned, “Then it’s strange…”

“Anyway, you be careful,” Gu Changhuai said. “I’ll hold the transmission order. If you have any issues, tell me immediately.”

Gu Changhuai thought for a moment, then said, “If the situation is really dangerous, don’t restrain yourself, go all out, and make a big noise. As long as we see an abnormality and recognize the direction, we will rush over as soon as possible…”

Ink Painting felt these words were a bit strange.

What did it mean to not restrain himself and make a big noise?

He always did things in a very low-key manner. Where would he get such a big noise?

However, Ink Painting still agreed, “Okay.”

After the two finished talking, Ink Painting fell into deep thought. Ouyang Feng stood by the side silently looking at Ink Painting. After a while, he asked, “How was it?”

Ink Painting thought for a moment and said, “The people from the Dao Court Division are already on their way, but the big fog is pervasive and they can’t find their direction. I need to think of a way to lead them over…”

Ouyang Feng pondered for a moment, his expression grave, and said:

“Can we take advantage of the chaos to send Qianqian out?”

The personnel of the Dao Court Division were very complex. If they surrounded the Rouge Boat and discovered Hua Qianqian during the investigation, this matter would also become a scandal.

Even if they could explain, with many people and ears, they fundamentally couldn’t control what others said.

There is a kind of sin called others feeling you are sinful.

Ink Painting looked at the tear marks not yet dry on Hua Qianqian’s beautiful face, nodded, and said, “Okay.”

Ink Painting had considered it. The matter of the Rouge Boat was not something he could solve originally.

It involved the so-called Young Master Pavilion and various families and sects. The water inside was very deep. He couldn’t manage it, and there was fundamentally no need to wade into this muddy water.

What he wanted to do was to help a little and use the trick of driving a tiger to devour a wolf.

Lead the tiger, the Dao Court Division, to devour the wolf, the Rouge Boat, and then fish in troubled waters depending on the situation.

As for what schemes various forces had behind the scenes, he was outside the situation, knowing limited information and unable to see through it. There was no need to worry about it for now.

Just protect Senior Sister Qianqian and, if there was an opportunity, find that altar.

Ink Painting discussed it with Ouyang Feng again and roughly had a plan in mind.

He concealed his body, stealthily touched outside the Rouge Boat, and set up a fireworks array around the edge of the ship, preparing to find a timing to release some fireworks and lead the Dao Court Division over.

But after setting up, Ink Painting suddenly thought of the sentence where Uncle Gu told him to “not restrain himself”…

Ink Painting pondered for a moment, then decided to “go with the flow” and set up a second-grade high-rank fierce fire array, a separation fire array, and a gold blade array, etc., outside the fireworks array.

These arrays were powerful, all killing arrays with considerable killing power. Once they exploded, it was estimated that the ship would be blown to the bottom of the water.

These high-rank arrays were all arrays that Ink Painting had just learned not long ago and had not yet had a chance to try their power.

In the sect, there was nothing to blow up, so these arrays had no place to be used.

Now was just the right time, with a ready-made spirit boat in front of him to waste.

Ink Painting also wanted to see how powerful these arrays were after they exploded and what needed to be improved.

Not only the central large flower ship, but also some spirit boats around it, he also set up fire-type killing arrays.

And the cultivators on the ship were mostly busy handling “proper matters” and had no leisure to care, so they fundamentally didn’t realize what terrible things had been set up on the ship.

After setting them up completely and checking again, Ink Painting nodded.

These arrays were not urgent to detonate. Detonating them early would alert the enemy.

He would wait for Uncle Gu’s side to send a message, then coordinate the explosion. Taking advantage of the chaos, the Dao Court Division would surround them, and there should be no problem.

After preparing properly, Ink Painting turned back and returned to the ship.

He planned to find a way to send Senior Sister Qianqian out before the arrays detonated and the Dao Court Division surrounded them.

Ink Painting still remembered the location of Hua Qianqian’s secret room, but when he arrived at the secret room, his expression suddenly changed.

The door was open, and there was killing intent in the room.

Moreover… there was also blood.

Ink Painting’s gaze sank slightly. He immediately concealed his body, his footsteps as light as goose feathers, and slowly walked into the secret room.

The room was messy, screens were broken, and there were sword marks everywhere. It seemed a fierce battle had just occurred.

On one side of the room, Hua Qianqian’s face was pale, her gaze fearful.

Ouyang Feng stood in front of Hua Qianqian, holding a long sword in his hand, his eyes full of killing intent, but his breath was somewhat weak.

There was blood on the corner of his mouth, a whip mark on his shoulder, and blood stained a straight line extending to his chest…

And opposite the two of them, a person was still standing.

This person’s face was sinister, his eyes revealing evil light. He held a long whip in one hand, and his other arm hung limply. His whole body emitted a thick baleful qi.

It was Water Yan Luo.

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